Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Things really HAVE loosened up in Utah since the Supreme Court decision...

duanemoody opened this issue on Jul 05, 2003 ยท 41 posts


xoconostle posted Sat, 05 July 2003 at 11:46 PM

"What's this Supreme Court decision?" The decision referred to in the first posting was the recent one that struck down "sodomy laws" in Texas, which by default invalidated such laws throughout the USA. Officially, the LDS church remains deeply anti-gay in both theological policy and action taken against gay members and their familes. Ironically, Mormons are the targets of just as much bigotry and misunderstanding as they're accused of promulgating from the pulpit. As you say, whbos, most LDS faithful are fine people. They have an admirable sense of community and family, and tend to be cheerful, sincere, and industrious. They aren't hatemongers. Last I read, less than half the SLC population was LDS. I know duanemoody only meant a harmless joke, so I hope this won't sound too humorless, but in the past I've seen the suggestion that DAZ=Mormon=Uptight Morals in these forums many times. It's an assumption based on the historical power and dominance of the LDS church in Utah, which is undeniable. It's the subject of lots of jokes. I just heard one by Robin Williams last night about stiff, boring, personality-challenged people in Utah. Anyone who's spent time there knows better (not that the joke wasn't funny.) I found out about Poser from a REALLY SCARY website in Japan, LOL. Don't ask me how I found it. (Adjusts crooked halo...)